Tuesday,
May 13, 2008
MACCRAY
School will change to 4 day school week
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MACCRAY
School District will change to a four-day school week
next year. The School Board
approved the change on a 7 to 0 vote. Classes will be held
Tuesday through Friday. MACCRAY
is looking to trim $200,000 from next years budget. The
district would save between $30,000 to
$40,000 in transportation, energy and food services by
switching to the four-day school week.
MACCRAY’s school day will increase by one hour with the change
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Spring weather slows farmers fieldwork
| Minnesota
farmers made large gains in fieldwork and planting over
the last week. The U.S.
Agriculture Department says crops still remain behind
average. Corn planting was 32 percent
complete compared with 82 percent for the five-year
average. Land prepared for soybean
planting was 9 percent complete compared with 47
percent for the five-year average. The
average temperature was 49.8 degrees, almost 4
degrees below normal. Topsoil moisture
supplies are rated 0 percent very short, 1 percent
short, 70 percent adequate, and 29 percent
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Monday, May 12, 2008
Olivia farmer leaves $2 million to Renville County Hospital
Foundation
Gordon Ruebel, age 71 a lifelong bachelor farmer
from Olivia, has donated his entire estate,
a sum worth as much as $2 million, to the
Renville County Hospital Foundation and Renville
County Hospice. Relatives said Ruebel was a
retiring person who led a rich life devoted to
reading, cooking, gardening and intellectual
pursuits. He had few friends and rarely
socialized.
Except for a two years in the U.S. Army
during the mid 1950s, Gordon Ruebel spent nearly
all his life farming in the Olivia area. He
died unexpectedly of a heart attack March 25th
in his
farmhouse. Ruebel left no stipulations on
how the money should be spent, other than that
it
should be divided between the health
foundation and the hospice program. Ruebel’s
relatives
hope the money will be placed in an endowment
for helping individual patients.
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Saturday,
May 10, 2008
Big Stone II Power Plant suffers a setback
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The Big Stone II Power Plant has suffered a major setback. Two
administrative law judges are
recommending against allowing transmission lines from the plant
to be built across West Central
Minnesota.
If the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission accepts
that recommendation, the project
could be in trouble. The power lines are critical to the
project, and it can't go forward without them. |
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Friday, May 9, 2008
Area volleyball players commit to Ridgewater College
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College volleyball program has announced the signing of
several area student-athletes
for the 2008 season. Montevideo's Karie Blommel,
YME’s Darcie Listul, and Minneota’s Stephanie
Boulton have committed to Ridgewater. Ridgewater
finished 2nd in the NJCAA Division III tournament
in 2007, 1st in 2006 and 2nd in 2005. The Warriors
are the defending MCCC state and Southern
Division champions. |
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
Several area communities receive Small Cities Development Grants
The cities of Cottonwood, Wood Lake and Echo, are among several
communities in West Central
Minnesota to receive Small Cities Development Grants awarded by the
state. The grant going to
Cottonwood, Wood Lake and Echo totals $527,664. With the grants, 20
commercial buildings
and 35 houses will get low-interest and deferred loans to make building
improvements.
On May 15th, more information will be mailed out to people who had expressed
interest in the grant.
The grant will cover repairs for many area businesses, eight in Cottonwood,
four in Echo and two
in Wood Lake, and around six houses in each town. Balaton Russell, and
Rock Lake Township
received
grants as well. Thursday, May 8, 2008
Benson Runnings Store burglarized
The Runnings Fleet and farm Store in Benson was
burglarized Tuesday. Benson Police were called
to
the store around 7 AM Tuesday. Someone
during the night had thrown a heavy piece of
steel through
the glass front doors and stolen a safe
containing money, checks and chamber of commerce
dollars,
and a heavy duty flatbed cart. The safe was
“Sentry” brand, model SB-3110. It contained
$3,169.30
in cash, $3,612.79 in checks and $275 in
chamber dollars. Anyone with information can
call the
Benson Police Department at 320-843-4790.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
MPCA hands out fines in the area
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has handed
out fines to businesses in our area.
Shiva Maharad of Appleton received a $7500 penalty
for improper handling of asbestos.
Bayer Built Woodworks in Belgrade was assessed a
$9460 penalty for hazardous waste
violations, and Olinger Transport of Hector was
penalized $5785 for hazardous waste violations.
In all, 50 cases totaling more than $500,000 in
penalties were handed out by the MPCA.
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Wednesday,
May 7, 2008
Possible child abduction in
Redwood
Falls Tuesday
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The Redwood Falls Police Department responded to a call Tuesday
morning of a possible
attempted abduction involving a 13 year old, in the area of
2nd Street and Drew Street. The
suspect was driving a black pickup with red pin stripes on it.
The suspect is described as
a white male in his mid 30’s with sandy blonde hair and a
mustache. The suspect approached
the victim and asked if the victim wanted a ride, the victim
said no and started walking away. The
suspect asked a second time and the victim than ran to a
friends house where police were
contacted. The suspect then left the area. Anyone with
information can contact the Redwood
Falls Police Department. |
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Sunday, May 4, 2008
Newspaper office in Raymond broken into Friday
Police reported a break-in at the
Raymond-Prinsburg newspaper Office. It
was discovered that someone had
kicked in the back door of the newspaper
office in Raymond sometime overnight
Thursday or Friday morning. It did not
appear that anything was taken from
the break-in.
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Friday, May 2, 2008
YME
School looks to cut $679,000 from it's budget
The Yellow Medicine East School Board voted
unanimously at their recent meeting to
approve around $679,000 in budget cuts for
next school year. Cuts included staff
positions and hours, and the closing of H.A.
Hagg Elementary in Clarkfield. Six
probationary teachers contracts were not
renewed this year for financial reasons.
Projected budget cuts are in the areas of the music department
and special education.
Budget cuts also include scaling back YME’s curriculum
coordinator to half time.
The board placed the YME Media Director and Development Adaptive
Physical
Education Teacher on unrequested leave.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Vehicle stolen in Granite Falls, was recovered in Willmar
Willmar Police recovered a Trailblazer that was reported stolen
by police in
Granite Falls. The vehicle was recovered near the intersection
of Park Avenue
Northwest and Seventh Street in Willmar Thursday evening. Police
believe a
21
year old female suspect is responsible.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
YME School Board will negotiate new Superintendent contract
The Yellow Medicine East School Board voted recently to enter
contract negotiations
with superintendent candidate Allen Stoeckman. Stoeckman is
currently the Assistant
Superintendent at Hutchinson Public Schools. The board could
have a final contract
ready by its next meeting on May 15th. The contract would have a
3 year term, starting
on July 1st.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Two vehicle accident in Chippewa County Monday
An auto accident occurred in Chippewa County Monday, at 5:36 PM,
at the junction
of Highways 40 and 29. Jan T. Payne, age 37 of Montevideo was
not injured in the
accident. Payne's 1974 Chevy received severe damage. The driver
of the second
vehicle, Marvel M. Kalstabakken, age 29 of Dawson was taken to
the Willmar
Hospital with a non-serious injury. The Kalstabakken vehicle, a
2001 Dodge Neon
was totaled. Payne was South bound on Highway 29 and slowed but
did not stop
at the stop sign. Payne didn't see the Kalstabakken vehicle
which was East bound
on Highway 40. Kalstabakken went off the road to the right, and
the vehicle rolled.
The
driver was ejected from the vehicle.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Auto
accident in Lac Qui Parle County Friday
An auto accident occurred Friday at 4:30 PM, on Highway 275 North
of Boyd, in
Lac Qui Parle County. Jessie J. Kilpatrick, age 41 of Dawson was
not injured.
Kilpatrick's 2006 Dodge receive severe damage. The vehicle went
off the road
during icy conditions.
Saturday,
April 26, 2008
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Auto Accident in Lyon County Friday
An auto accident occurred Friday at 2:06 PM, on Highway 68, South of Minneota in Lyon
County. It was a one vehicle rollover. Lindsey K. Anderson, age 26 of Canby was taken to
the Canby Hospital with a non serious injury. Anderson's 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix received
severe damage. Anderson was West bound on Highway 68 when the vehicle lost control
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Saturday, April 26, 2008
Montevideo's Nick Spaeth competes at the Hamline Elite Track
Meet
Montevideo's Nick Spaeth competed Friday at the Hamline Elite
Track Meet. Nick
finished 3rd in the 110 high hurdles in a time of 15.10.
Nick was also 4th in the
300 hurdles with a time of 40.59. This is the third year for
the elite meet which
attempts to bring together the state’s top performers through
the early part of the
season.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Montevideo looks into reed bed pond
Montevideo City Council is looking at
options to develop a reed bed pond as
part of the $18 million
in improvements to the cities
wastewater treatment facility. The reed
beds are used in removing
phosphorus from pre-treated
wastewater. The city is seeking to
acquire about 37 acres of property
located North of Friendship Homes in
the Smith Addition industrial area for
the reed beds. The
owner of the property, the Montevideo
Industrial Development Corporation, has
indicated it is reluctant
to sell the property to the city,
because Friendship Homes may want to
expand their manufacturing
facility in this area. The City
Council is looking at dropping the reed
bed proposal and revising its plans
for the wastewater treatment plant.
The city is working to get the
wastewater treatment plant
improvements under way to meet new,
stricter phosphorus discharge limits.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Auto accident in Lyon County Tuesday
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accident occurred on Lyon County Road 10, Tuesday around
8 AM.
A 2005 Chevrolet driven by Kathy Bakker of Granite
Falls was lightly damaged
and a 1994 Ford driven by Joshua Hoff of Cottonwood
was moderately damaged
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Milan woman sentenced on theft by swindle
Krystal Lynn Senske, age 19 of Milan was
sentenced to a year in jail, with 320 days
stayed, a $50
fine, 100 hours of community service, and two
years of probation on a charge of gross
misdemeanor
theft by swindle. In a plea agreement, a
felony charge for issuing a dishonored check was
dismissed.
The charges stem from a theft by swindle
investigated by police on August 13th, after a
woman
reported that her 15 year old daughter and
her boyfriend had been writing fraudulent checks
from an
account she shared with the girl. Several
checks from Senske had been deposited in their
account,
totaling more than $2,300.
Senske knew there wasn’t money in the account
to cover the checks and
the girl cashed them at various locations.
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Sunday,
April 20, 2008
Workers burned by anhydrous ammonia in Clontarf Friday
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Leon Beam, age 41 of Benson and Thomas Lindstrom, age 62
Clontarf were flown to
a Twin Cities hospital Friday after being burned by anhydrous
ammonia in Clontarf.
The two men were exposed to the ammonia, and severely burned
when an applicator
hose ruptured at Johnson Fertilizer in Clontarf. |
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Thursday, April 17, 2008
Deitte accepts Minneota Superintendent position
Dan Deitte has accepted a
contract offer to be the
Minneota School
Superintendent next year.
Deitte was recently named
a finalist at two other
school districts, Yellow
Medicine East and
Windom. The Minneota
School Board approved a 3
year contract with a salary
of $90,000
the first year, $92,000
the second year and $94,000
the third year. Deitte is
currently the
Principal/Superintendent
at Milroy School.
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Thursday, April 17, 2008
Minnesota River placed on 10 Most Endangered Rivers List
The Minnesota River has been placed on the list
of the 10 Most Endangered Rivers in America.
The placement on the list is due to plans for
the $1.6 billion, Big Stone II coal-fired power
plant.
American Rivers, a nonprofit organization
based in Washington, D.C., placed the Minnesota
River
on its 2008 list due to what it called the
threats posed by the Big Stone II Power Plant.
The reasons
for the river being placed on the list are,
damage to downstream aquatic life due to water
drawdown
on Big Stone Lake, to supply cooling water
for the coal plant, and mercury emissions from
the plant.
American Rivers placed the Minnesota River on
its list of the nation’s 10 Most Endangered
Rivers
in 1995 due to concerns about agricultural
runoff.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Two vehicle broadside accident Tuesday in Lyon County
A two vehicle, broadside accident occurred Tuesday at 9:28 AM, on Highway
23 in Lyon
County. Steven J. Dahmes, age 47 of Redwood Falls was not injured. A
passenger in the
vehicle, Geri L. Dahmes, age 45 of Redwood Falls was treated and released
from the
Redwood Falls Hospital with minor injuries. Dahmes vehicle, a 1996 Ford
Taurus was
totaled. The driver of the second vehicle, Scott A. Salmela, age 38 of
Glencoe was not
injured. Salmela's 1991 Peterbilt Conventional semi received minor
damage. The Dahmes
vehicle was West bound on Lyon County Road 2. The vehicle stopped at the
stop sign,
turned left onto Highway 23, not seeing the oncoming South bound semi.
The semi could
not avoid the collision and ran into the right rear of the Ford.
Wednesday,
April 16, 2008
St. Leo man hurt in a fall from golf cart
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Dustin Gregg of St. Leo was injured when he fell off a golf
cart in the city of
St. Leo, on a city street. Gregg was airlifted to the
Sioux Falls Hospital for
treatment of injuries. The accident occurred around
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Tuesday,
April 15, 2008
Raymond man charged with check forgery
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Sergio Ramos, age 32 of Raymond, was arraigned on two felony
charges of check forgery for cashing
stolen checks from a former employer. Two
Clara City men reported the check forgery to the
Chippewa
County
Sheriff’s Office on October 18th. Three checks from a
farm account were missing. The
men showed that a total $3,200 had been swindled with the
checks. Police used bank records
and surveillance video from a
Willmar bank to identify Ramos, who deposited
$1,700 from two checks into an account and cashed the third
check for $1,500 in early October.
Unconditional bail was set at $25,000. |
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Monday,
April 14, 2008
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One vehicle rollover Sunday West of Marshall
A one vehicle rollover occurred Sunday, at 4:48 AM, on Highway 19, 6 miles West
of Marshall, in Lyon County. Tyler R. Fisher, age 22 of Gettysburg SD was not injured
in the accident. A passenger in the vehicle, Michael T. Hagny, age 21 of Gettysburg
SD was treated and released from the Marshall Hospital with a head laceration. The
vehicle in the accident, a 2002 Chevy Tahoe received severe damage. Fisher was East
bound on Highway 19 when the vehicle entered the ditch and rolled. |
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Sunday, April 13, 2008
One vehicle rollover in Redwood County Thursday
A one vehicle rollover occurred Thursday, at 8:17 PM on Highway 67 and
Redwood County
Road 13. Michael S. Ehab, age 42 of Winona was taken to the Redwood
Falls Hospital with
a serious injury. Ehab's 1999 Ford was West bound on Highway 67, on an
ice covered road,
when the vehicle went off the road to the left and rolled into a field.
The driver was ejected
from the vehicle.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Clarkfield Charter School is looking for a new Director
The Clarkfield Area Charter School is looking for a Director to replace
Steve Koetter, who
will be going back to teaching full time. Koetter served as the charter
school’s director last
year. The school has received two applications for the position. Before
the process goes
any further, the director’s position needs to be better defined. The
school needs to look at
their possible enrollment for next year. Depending on enrollment the
Director position may
be full time or half time along with teaching classes. The school hopes
to have a Director in
place by July 1st.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Spring snowstorm hits West Central Minnesota
Thursday night and into
Friday a band of heavy, wet
snow moved through West
Central
Minnesota. Madison had
the worst of it reporting
14.60 inches. Murdock
reported 7
inches, Montevideo was
just behind at 6 inches, but
some heavier amounts were
reported
in some areas.
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Friday, April 11, 2008
Sunburg man died in a Wednesday farm accident
Keith Carlson, age 49 of Sunburg died Wednesday after becoming
entangled in a
piece of farm equipment. The accident occurred at 5:09 PM on a
farm about 3
miles Northwest of Sunburg. Emergency personnel arrived to find
Carlson
entangled in a tractor powered feed mill. He was pronounced dead
at the scene.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Two vehicle accident Wednesday in Lyon County
A two vehicle accident occurred in Lyon County, Wednesday at 4:13
PM, on
Highway 23, one mile North of Green Valley. Christopher B.
Bakker, age 17
of Cottonwood was not injured. Bakker's vehicle, a 1992 Pontiac
Bonneville
received severe damage. The driver of the second vehicle, Kay
Hassinger,
age 46 of Redwood Falls was not injured. Hassinger's 1995
International
Semi received minor damage. The accident occurred when Bakker's
vehicle
went
off the road onto the shoulder and hit the parked semi.
Wednesday,
April 9, 2008
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Plans for a paved trail from Appleton to Milan will move ahead
Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed the bonding bill into law recently which includes $1.6 million in funding to develop
a paved trail from Appleton to the Milan Beach Trail. The trail received the full funding request of $1.6 million,
along with more than $300,000 in matching federal funds. Plans call for a 10 foot wide paved trail of over
10 miles from Appleton to the existing Milan Beach Trail. That trail connects Milan and the Milan Beach
area on Lac Qui Parle Lake. The trail’s development should improve the prospects for completing other
segments of the Minnesota River trail, including the Granite Falls to Montevideo and Ortonville to Appleton
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Monday, April 7, 2008
Montevideo's Hannah Wenaas and Tramel Barnes played in All Star
Games
Montevideo's Hannah Wenaas played in
the 2nd annual South
Central All Star Girls Basketball
Game
at Concordia St. Paul Sunday.
Hannah played on the gold team which
lost a close game
by 4 points. Hannah scored 5 points
with 1, 3 pointer and had 5 rebounds
2 assts 2 steals.
Tramel Barnes played for the Maroon
team in the All Star Games at St.
Cloud State Friday, and
Concordia University, St. Paul
Saturday. Tramel scored 11 points
in Fridays game.
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Auto accident with a fatality Monday in Lincoln County
A one vehicle rollover occurred Monday at 6:42 AM on Highway 19,
just East of the
South Dakota state line, in Lincoln County. Allen M. Applewick,
age 64 of Clarkfield
was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in the vehicle,
Lorry G. Hanson, age
59 of Clarkfield was taken to the Hendricks Hospital, and then
transferred to the Sioux
Falls Hospital with neck and back injuries. The vehicle, a 2001
Oldsmobile Silhouette
van was totaled. Applewick was East bound on Highway 19 when the
vehicle went off
the roadway to the right, in a curve at the state line. The
vehicle went into the ditch, hit
a culvert and rolled.
Monday,
April 7, 2008
Monte youth wrestlers compete at State Tournament
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Five Montevideo
youth competed
at the NYWA
Minnesota State
Wrestling
Tournament
held in
Rochester.
Wrestlers must
qualify through
regional
competition for
rights to
Wrestle
in the State Tournament.
Montevideo
second grader
Sam Henrickson
went 1-2 on the
weekend losing to the eventual runner-up and 5th place
finishers. 4th
grader Matthew
Henriksen went 0-2 losing first round to the eventual
Champion at his
weight class.
6th
grader Mason Kwilinski was 4-2 on the weekend and
finished 4th in
his weight
class.
7th grader Jake Bednar was 1-2 losing to the eventual 5th
and 6th place
finishers.
Montevideo
8th grader Joe
Bednar finished
the weekend 3-2
and a 5th place
finish.
Congratulations to all the
Montevideo youth
wrestlers on a
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Sunday,
April 6, 2008
Two area wrestlers compete at a
national tournament
Kevin Steinhaus of
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, and Casey
Field of Yellow Medicine East recently
competed at the High School Junior
National Championships in Virginia Beach
Va. Steinhaus,
a two time state champion placed
second at the national tournament.
Steinhaus won his first five
matches in the 152-pound class before
being edged 4-3 in the final by last
year’s champion Jimmy
Sheptock of Pa. Steinhaus posted
three falls, a 20-3 major decision and a
4-2 decision in the
quarterfinals to reach the final.
Steinhaus has not lost a Minnesota State
High School League
sanctioned match since the semifinals
of the 2006 state tournament. He is
88-0 during that time
and has a career record of 196-12.
Casey Field of Yellow Medicine East also
competed in the
tournament, going 2-2 in the
135-pound weight class. Field won his
first two matches before
losing to the eventual runner-up in
the round of 16.
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Saturday, April
5, 2008
Small Cities Development grants given out in the area
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development has awarded Small Cities Development Grants in our area. Maynard plans to build a new community center in its downtown
with money from the grant. Maynard and Clara City will receive $646,624 in DEED funds. The funds
will be applied to projects to build the community center and rehabilitate 12 homes and 6 commercial
properties in the two communities. The Maynard community center will be built adjacent to Budger’s
Dinner House. Funds will be awarded to qualifying homeowners for projects such as replacing windows,
installing insulation or heating equipment. The grants are made as a loan, but homeowners do not need
to repay it if they remain in their home for seven years. The DEED grants also include $393,500 for owner
occupied housing rehabilitation projects in several area counties including Chippewa and Yellow Medicine.
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Saturday, April 5, 2008
People in Kerkhoven attacked by a pit bull
Three different people were attacked by a pit bull in Kerkhoven
recently. The incident happened
on Thursday March 27th. At 4 PM Police responded to a report of a
dog running loose, and
captured a black pit bull and put it in a garage. A city maintenance
worker was bitten on the hand
while capturing the dog. Later, the dog was let out and a man was
bitten by the dog while he
was out for a walk. The bite required stitches. Just after that a
girl was attacked by the same
dog as she rode her bike on 9th Street. She was bitten on the right
hip and also required stitches.
The dog was later captured at the residence of it's owner, Juan
Rodriguez. Rodriguez faces
charges for having a dangerous dog, and may be responsible for the
victims medical costs.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Monte Boys Basketball Coach Steve Rohloff named Class AA Coach of the
Year
The Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association has
named Steve Rohloff, head coach of the
Montevideo Thunder Hawks, as Boys Basketball
Class AA Coach of the Year in Section 3AA.
Coach Rohloff guided the Thunder Hawks to a
27-5 record a West Central Conference
Championship for the third year in a row, and
the first state tournament appearance since
1976.
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Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Specialty Systems of
Granite Falls has laid of 29 employees
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Specialty Systems in
Granite Falls has laid
off 29 employees as they
temporarily reduce their
work force.
22 employees at the
company’s facility in
Granite Falls, workers
at a company welding
shop in Redwood
Falls; and some staff
members at the company’s
headquarters in
Montevideo were laid
off. The company
is hoping that the
workers can be called
back to their positions
in June. The company
has recently
seen a slowdown in
orders and had some of
its contracts go to
other companies.
Specialty Systems
manufactures equipment
for the mining and oil
industries, as well as
other projects. The
company was
founded in 1997 in
Montevideo, where its
engineering and
headquarters operations
are located. It has
manufacturing facilities
in Granite Falls and
Redwood Falls.
Specialty Systems has
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Wednesday,
April 2, 2008
Auto accident Monday involved a
Granite Falls
driver
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A one vehicle accident occurred Monday at
10:27 AM, in Section 13 in
Lynd Township.
A 2002 Jeep driven by Robert Rust of
Granite Falls received moderate
damage when it
left the road because of slushy conditions. No injuries
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Tuesday, April 1, 2008
One vehicle accident in Yellow Medicine County Monday
A one vehicle accident occurred Monday at 8:18 AM on Highway 67, South of
Granite
Falls. Barbara A. Olerud, age 48 of Redwood Falls was treated and
released from the
Granite Falls hospital with back pain. Olerud's 2003 Chevy Trailblazer
received minor
damage. Olerud was West bound on Highway 67 when the vehicle lost
control on snow
covered roads and entered the ditch and hit a tree.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
One vehicle rollover near Canby Sunday
A one vehicle rollover occurred Sunday at 6:01 AM on Highway 68, 1 mile
West of Canby
in Yellow Medicine County. Quinn M. Merritt, age 23 of Canby was held
for
observation at the Canby Hospital for cuts to the head. Merritt's 2002
Volkswagen Jetta
received severe damage. Merritt was West bound on Highway 68 when the
vehicle left the
road to the right, and the vehicle rolled onto it's right side.
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Sunday, March 30,
2008
Grant Velde was
selected to serve on the YME School Board
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Grant
Velde has been selected to fill the
vacancy on the Yellow Medicine East
School Board
at the
boards latest meeting. Velde was
one of three people who expressed an
interest in serving
on the
board. Velde will be filling the
vacancy left by former board member
Kathy Busack, who
resigned
from the board in February. Velde's
term will last until the November
4th School Board
elections. Velde has two children
in the YME School District and is
the owner of Velde Sanitation.
Velde’s
father, Tim is a past member of the
School Board. Velde will take the
oath of office at the
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Saturday, March 29, 2008
One vehicle rollover in Yellow Medicine County Friday
A one vehicle rollover occurred Friday at 6:05 AM in Yellow
Medicine County on Highway
59. Eddy R. Flores, age 29 of Dawson was treated and
released from the Marshall Hospital.
Flores 1995 GMC Jimmy was totaled. Flores was North bound
on Highway 59 when the
vehicle entered the ditch on the left side. The driver then
lost control and rolled back onto
the highway and then entered the ditch on the right side.
Friday,
March 28, 2008
Court date set in
Taunton
fatal hit and run
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A court date has been set for David C. Breyfogle, age 32 of
Taunton,
who is charged with the
February
hit and run death of Norma Traen, age 72, of
Taunton. Breyfogle is
scheduled to appear in Lyon
County
District Court April 22nd for an omnibus hearing.
Last week in court, a judge
in the case denied a motion
to reduce his bail. Breyfogle is charged with two
counts of criminal vehicular
homicide, and a charge of
driving after cancellation. Breyfogle allegedly hit
Traen with his vehicle while
Traen was walking along
the side of Lyon County Road 1 near her farm home by
Taunton in February.
Breyfogle was allegedly
impaired with alcohol when he hit Traen. Breyfogle
did not report the incident
to law enforcement and
did not seek medical help for Traen. The incident
occurred around
8 AM on Lyon County Road 1,
South
of Highway 68, near
Taunton. Bail for
Breyfogle was set at
$150,000 with no conditions
and $100,000
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
Auto accident in Redwood County Wednesday
A rear end auto accident occurred Wednesday, at 7:48 AM on
Highway 19 in Redwood
County. Kathryn J. Baune, age 44 of Vesta was taken to the
Marshall Hospital with a
non serious injury. Baune's 2004 Dodge was totaled.
The driver of the second vehicle,
Debra L. Anderson, age 48 of Belview was not injured.
Anderson's 2005 Hyundai Sonata
received moderate damage. Both vehicles were West bound on
Highway 19. The Baune
vehicle lost control when coming up behind the Anderson vehicle,
and the vehicles collided.
Both vehicles then left the roadway in went into the North ditch.
The Baune vehicle rolled
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Canby Golf Course vandalized
The Canby Golf Course was vandalized March 16th
and 17th. There is a $1,000 reward
for information that leads to a conviction in
the incident. Vandals broke into a golf cart
storage shed and destroyed nearly all the golf
carts. Carts were also driven on the course,
and trees, fences and signs were damaged. A TV
was also stolen from the club house.
Anyone with information can call the Sheriff’s Department at
320-564-2130, or the
Canby Police Department at 507-223-7211.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Swift County Deputy was attacked in Kerkhoven
Larry Hindberg, a Swift County
Deputy was slapped, kicked, bitten
and hit by snowballs as he attempted
to ticket a woman for driving
without a license in Kerkhoven on
Tuesday of last week. Hindberg, a
27 year
veteran was responding to a
report of an aggressive dog running
loose and threatening pedestrians
when
he saw a car go by driven by
Pamela Jimenez, age 35 of
Kerkhoven. He pulled Jimenez over
in the 400
Block of North 4th Street, and
while Hindberg was writing her a
ticket, she yelled at the deputy.
She then
went back into her vehicle. The
Deputy tried to get the keys from
her and a struggle ensued. A
juvenile
girl tried to stop the deputy
from arresting Jimenez and bit him,
and nearby children started throwing
snowballs.
After other officers arrived on
the scene, Jimenez and two teens
were arrested on assault,
obstructing
legal process and other charges.
The incident occurred around 4:15
PM. The three appeared Wednesday
in Swift County District Court
and were released on their own
recognizance. |
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Friday,
March 21, 2008
One vehicle rollover in Yellow Medicine County Friday
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A one vehicle rollover occurred in Yellow Medicine County
Friday at
12:24 AM,
on Highway 212, West of Wegdahl. Brooke M.
Peters, age 18 of Dawson will
seek her own medical attention for a stiff neck.
Peters 1998 Jeep was totaled
in the accident.
Peters was West bound on Highway 212
when the vehicle went
off the road to the right and rolled. |
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Saturday, March 22, 2008
Spring snow storm hits West Central Minnesota
A large area of snow passed through West Central
Minnesota Thursday and into Friday
prompting a winter storm warning to be pasted for
much of the area. Around 8 inches
of snow was reported in the Montevideo area,
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Monday,
March 24, 2008
YME teacher Diane Holum died Wednesday
Yellow
Medicine East School District Teacher Diane Holum died Wednesday
after a fight with
multiple myeloma. Holum was a mentor and trainer for many area
teachers through the
Reading
Recovery literacy program. Just before Holum died, her fellow
teachers created the
Minnesota
Literacy Scholarship in her honor, with hope the scholarship would
allow her teaching work to continue.
The scholarship will provide funds to allow teachers to attend the
annual National Reading Recovery
and
Early Literacy Conference in Ohio. Contributions to the Minnesota
Literacy Scholarship can be
made
online by going to the Reading Recovery Council of North America Web
site,
www.rrcna.org,
and
clicking on “Make a Gift.” Enter “Minnesota Literacy” in the special
instructions section to direct
the donation.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Richard G. Shrubb appointed President at Minnesota West
Richard G. Shrubb
has been appointed
President of
Minnesota West
Community and
Technical College
by the Minnesota
State Colleges and
Universities Board
of Trustees.
Shrubb, age 49
has been Vice
President of
Academic and Student
Affairs at Terra
State
Community College
in Ohio. Shrubb has
a doctorate in
educational
leadership and
supervision of
instruction from the
University of
Southern
Mississippi; a
master’s degree
in business
administration from
William Carey
College in
Mississippi; a
master’s degree
in English from
Southeastern
Louisiana
University; and a
bachelor’s degree in
English
from Lee
University in
Tennessee.
Minnesota West has
campuses in Granite
Falls, Canby,
Jackson,
Pipestone and
Worthington. Shrubb
will replace Ronald
Wood, who is
retiring.
He will begin his
duties as President
July 1st.
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Semi rollover in Renville County Tuesday
A semi rollover occurred in Renville County Tuesday, at 5 AM, on Highway
19 near Morton.
Thomas R. Schmitt, age 56 of Westbrook was treated and released from the
Redwood Falls
Hospital with bumps and bruises and a laceration to the forehead.
Schmitt was driving a 1996
Volvo semi. Wet and slushy roads were the cause of the accident.